Kent Williams - EAS Master Beekeeper Looking forward to the new year, Kent will share his current thinking on all things beekeeping, including the two halves of a honey bee colony's winter. Kent has been keeping bees in Kentucky for 30+ years. He is currently a nuc and queen producer and rents colonies for pollination of vine… Read More »January Monthly Meeting
EMBA and St. Louis Beekeepers are pleased to welcome Pat Ward Retired Director of the Missouri Arboretum at Northwest Missouri State University & owner/operator Happy Hollow Nursery. Pat and his wife Barb run up to 12 colonies themselves. and are founding members of the Apple Creek Beekeepers Club which meets in Jacksonville, Illinois. Northwest Missouri… Read More »February Monthly Meeting
Know Your State Apiarist Lee Conner has been with the Missouri Department of Agriculture since 2014 and Missouri's State Apiarist since 2017. Lee will be talking about the state of Missouri’s Apiary Inspection Program including the state's requirements for transporting hives. He will also detail what a typical state inspection consists of. Lee's been a… Read More »March Monthly Meeting
